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Fat loss myths and questions
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Many people over the years have heard that all you need to do is create an energy
deficit in the body and your body will lose body fat.
This is a half truth.
Depending on the method of your energy deficit, you may also lose muscle mass and
water weight.
Popular diets such as Atkins aim to reduce glycogen levels in the blood to force the
body to burn a higher percentage of fats for fuel. Others say that starving ones self
is the best way to go. Sadly enough, most people make too many awful weight loss
mistakes.
Fat loss happens when a mild, long term negative energy balance is maintained, usually
over several weeks.
Important to this mild energy balance is the role of exercise, which works to increase
the metabolism, thereby making it much easier to manage fat loss.
Typical stumbling blocks include ill health, hunger pangs, and loss of sleep due to
nutrient deprivation from the search for the perfect diet food. Therefore, it is important
to eat well during this process.
To be on the safe side, 1 to 2 pounds of body fat is a good goal. Otherwise, an
individual will be recking their metabolisms and creating a tough dilemma down the road
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